Sale reports / Kentucky / Albany Livestock Auction / 2026-01-21

Albany Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Albany, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 21
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2189
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,124 head
▲ 210 vs last sale 914▲ 794 vs year ago 330 · +240.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 88▲ 28 vs year ago 12 · +233.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Weaned, precondition feeders with favorable condition still bringing large premiums. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $445.65/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +0.33 against this barn's trailing median of $445.32.
Average price
$445.65
57 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,460
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$78.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.40
vs KY average
−19.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545469.892,56336
Large 1-2540437.502,3632thin
Medium and Large 2566404.762,29113thin
Medium and Large 2-3565391.562,2126thin
One grade step is worth $78.33/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale57 hd
445.65
—
KY average24 barns · 1,251 hd
441.25
+4.40
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−19.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
445.32
+0.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
505447389332median 445.3203/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $490.69, low $345.86, median $445.32 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,730181.883,14612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,565168.582,6385thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298166.362,15910
CowsLean 85-90%High1,058131.521,3917thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,745$3,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$1,8501thin

Every lot

116 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Albany, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5861
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320505.23/cwt500.00–510.001,6172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370521.30/cwt505.00–532.501,9293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,2511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418475.81/cwt475.00–477.501,9893
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423497.69/cwt485.00–507.502,10520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476456.90/cwt440.00–465.002,1759
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481497.00/cwt495.00–500.002,3915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2732
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523410.11/cwt407.50–412.502,1452
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526489.61/cwt485.00–492.502,57519
Steers500–550Large 1-2540437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,3632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567447.84/cwt440.00–470.002,53917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577396.53/cwt390.00–410.002,28811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586382.28/cwt380.00–383.002,2404
Steers600–650Medium 1-2600300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612412.37/cwt405.00–415.002,52421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618366.23/cwt365.00–367.502,2632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629381.03/cwt336.00–395.002,39762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665381.52/cwt377.50–386.002,53710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3022
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4481
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739358.35/cwt355.25–373.002,64857
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756365.79/cwt350.00–366.002,76576
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782329.00/cwt321.00–332.002,5739
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1001
Steers750–800Large 1-2790292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3111
Steers800–850Large 1-2810308.50/cwt300.00–317.002,4992
Steers800–850Large 2815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823327.67/cwt325.00–328.002,6979
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846347.75/cwt347.75–347.752,94263
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867349.10/cwt349.10–349.103,027132
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914330.50/cwt330.50–330.503,02158
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915312.88/cwt300.00–320.002,8634
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331459.86/cwt452.50–467.501,5225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,4711
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387445.06/cwt437.50–457.501,72210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6791
Heifers400–450Large 1-2420382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,6071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421428.32/cwt422.50–442.501,80325
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433413.40/cwt410.00–415.001,7903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,0624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473390.45/cwt382.50–395.001,84710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480364.52/cwt350.00–370.001,7504
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481412.80/cwt405.00–420.001,98634
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512397.88/cwt392.50–400.002,03727
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2520297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5471
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523368.44/cwt360.00–375.001,92711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557385.85/cwt373.00–389.502,14927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567338.35/cwt332.50–342.501,9183
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2575281.05/cwt270.00–292.501,6162
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589359.06/cwt350.00–370.002,11546
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618342.91/cwt340.50–350.002,1198
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,22314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3626280.50/cwt280.00–282.501,7565
Heifers600–650Large 1-2630315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630313.23/cwt302.50–322.501,9733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681303.80/cwt297.50–312.502,0699
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692335.26/cwt331.50–339.002,32081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Heifers700–750Large 1-2735290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3743250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766302.25/cwt297.50–313.002,31511
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,3841
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0421
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,40812
Heifers850–900Large 1-2895255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2821
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2942260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,2901
Bulls250–300Medium 1-2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322541.42/cwt530.00–547.501,7433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379465.06/cwt462.50–467.501,7634
Bulls350–400Large 1-2380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7331
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426463.35/cwt452.50–477.501,9744
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464456.84/cwt455.00–470.002,1208
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480428.75/cwt410.00–432.502,0586
Bulls450–500Large 2-3490327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517391.69/cwt390.00–392.502,0253
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523412.59/cwt400.00–422.502,15813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570385.00/cwt377.50–392.502,1952
Bulls550–600Large 1-2570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0271
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3595332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617361.76/cwt355.00–365.002,2323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617336.58/cwt332.50–338.002,0774
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676317.99/cwt310.00–330.002,1504
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724299.46/cwt297.50–305.002,1685
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547164.49/cwt160.00–170.002,5453
Bulls——1,738181.60/cwt177.00–187.003,1566
Bulls——1,897199.82/cwt195.00–203.003,7913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063150.55/cwt148.00–154.001,6003
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090118.98/cwt117.50–120.001,2972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281170.94/cwt165.00–178.002,1906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323159.50/cwt153.00–163.002,1104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555172.97/cwt164.00–185.002,6904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7453,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.